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...how our perceptions of names can change based on where they are placed in a full name??

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When I first read Oswald, I didn't like it. I thought, "Perhaps as a middle name, though..." and then started thinking about combos with Oswald in second place. And right away, I realized how awful that would look. So then I gave it another chance in the first name position, and was amazed at how hip it suddenly seemed.

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As a middle name, Oswald totally looks like the mutant child that the family wants to hide away in the attic - but in the front, it becomes so incredibly edgy and fashionable.

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So, in conclusion, I like it, lol! I quite agree with Bear's feelings of Gothicesque charm it has. It's so upper-class and has a feeling of old secrets to it.

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Oswald Rafferty
Oswald Elliot
Oswald Barnabas / Barnaby
Oswald Bartholomew
Oswald Matthias
Oswald Ferdinand
Oswald Zacharias
Oswald Ulysses
Oswald Hector
Oswald Dorian
Oswald Algernon
Oswald Alistair
Oswald Carlisle
Oswald Tobais
Oswald Evander
Oswald Lysander
Oswald Leo
Oswald Frederick
Oswald Gregory
Oswald Julian
Oswald Lewis
Oswald Lucius
Oswald Max
Oswald Percival
Oswald Rex
Oswald Rupert
Oswald Victor

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This message was edited 2/20/2009, 12:41 PM